Theme Our President The president of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Dear members of the council!
Unfortunately, the time available will not be enough to discuss all the promising areas of our cooperation.
In this regard, I consider it necessary to organise work with foreign investors as follows.
A working group on investor support will be set up under the Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade to implement each of these priorities.
This Working Group will operate under the Foreign Investors Council and deal with comprehensive and systematic support for foreign investors.
In particular, it will provide all services from meeting the investor at the airport to issuing the necessary permits and business licences on a one-stop-shop basis.
The new Working Group will be coordinated by First Deputy Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, Laziz Kudratov.
He will be relieved of all other affairs and will focus only on working with investors.
Deputy Prime Ministers J. Khojaev, D. Kuchkarov, J. Mirzamakhmudov will ensure that appeals received in their areas are resolved positively.
The Working Group together with the Council Secretariat should develop a roadmap based on proposals from foreign investors, with specific projects, legislative improvements for implementation, deadlines and responsible actors.
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Dear participants of the event!
First and foremost, I express my sincere thanks for all your valuable ideas and suggestions.
We highly appreciate your attention and intention to develop constructive and long-term cooperation with Uzbekistan.
I will repeat: We will take all measures to ensure that your business in Uzbekistan is successful and that you feel confident, free and comfortable in our country.
The proposals you have voiced will be included in separate roadmaps.
Once again, I give my appreciation to H.E. Odile Renauld-Basso for the European Bank's unwavering support to reforms and transformations in Uzbekistan as well as for the implementation of joint programmes and initiatives.
I wish everyone good health, prosperity and great success.
Thank you for your attention!

Shavkat Mirziyoyev was approved as the Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan in 2003, and three times (in 2005, 2010 and 2015) was approved again in his post by both Chambers of the Oliy Majlis.

From the early years of our Motherland’s Independence Shavkat Mirziyoyev earned a high trust of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov, by selflessly working as his colleague and close associate.
As head of the Government, he has shown tremendous abilities and outstanding leadership in implementation of wide-ranging socio-economic reforms, modernization and improvement of the country, realization of major and unique projects, development and protection of private property, radical increase in the share of small business and private enterprise in the economy and consolidation of their legal security.In his activities Shavkat Mirziyoyev attached a special significance to economic development on the industrial basis, improvement of the country’s exporting potential, cardinal transformation of the agricultural sector, especially the extensive advancement of farming enterprise, profound processing of agricultural products, provision for food security of the nation and the guaranteed supply of goods to the population at reasonable prices.In order to drastically uplift the living and working conditions of people, Shavkat Mirziyoyev took effective measures for large-scale construction and improvement works in all regions of the country, to improve the quality of public services, integrated development of cities and districts, including the remote rural areas.In his activities, along with socio-economic dimension, a significant emphasis is placed – as a priority focus – on the progress of education, science and healthcare in accordance with modern requirements, creation of conditions necessary for the formation of healthy and comprehensively advanced younger generation, protection of motherhood and childhood.He has paid much attention to further enhancement of the credibility of the unique institution of self-government – makhalla, other social organizations, consistent consolidation of their role in the community through broad involvement in the process of democratic reforms, as well as the preservation and enrichment of national spiritual values.Along with this, in addressing the economic and social issues Shavkat Mirziyoyev directly supervised the efforts to build up comprehensive mutually beneficial cooperation with other countries, international organizations and financial institutions, as well as important agreements that serve the national interests and economic development of the country.On September 8, 2016, on the basis of a joint resolution of the Legislative Chamber (Lower House) and Senate of the Oliy Majlis (parliament) of Uzbekistan adopted at the joint session, Prime Minister Shavkat Mirziyoyev was temporarily assigned the duties and powers of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan.On October 19, 2016 the Movement of Entrepreneurs and Businessmen — Liberal- Democratic Party of Uzbekistan (UzLiDeP) during its Eighths Convention in Tashkent nominated the member of Political Council of the Party Shavkat Mirziyoyev as its candidate for the presidential elections.Shavkat Mirziyoyev was elected President of the Republic of Uzbekistan with 88,61 percent of the vote based on the results of the presidential elections that took place on December 4, 2016. Shavkat Mirziyoyev officially assumed the post of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan on December 14, 2016.Shavkat Mirziyoyev is married; with two daughters, one son and six grandchildren. His spouse, Z.M. Mirziyoyeva, has a qualification of an engineer-economist.In recognition of many years of productive work in the Government and management, enormous contribution to the development of the country, improvement of the people’s welfare, Shavkat Mirziyoyev was awarded the Order “Mekhnat Shukhrati” (‘Glory of Labor’) and “Fidokorona Khizmatlari Uchun” (‘For a Selfless Service’).